The Common Touch

May 11, 2017

0h 40m

★ 10.0

The Jake Bailey Story

Overview

The Common Touch tells the story of Jake Bailey, viral sensation and student of Christchurch Boys High School, who was told one week before his graduation speech about his diagnosis of life-threatening cancer.

Genres

Documentary

The Common Touch Trailers

Cast

Jake Bailey

Calvin Kruger

Janine Harrington

Eilish Moran

Ross Bailey

David Allen

Nurse

Danielle Whanau

Doctor

Geoffrey Heath

Young Jake Bailey

Alfie Lotz

Matt Harrington

Martin Biddle

Nic Hill

Laurence Wiseman

Bartender

Riley Harter

Schoolmate #1

Sam Sisson

Schoolmate #2

Isaac Manson

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